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    <h2 id="in--you-shouldnt-escape--or-">In <code>[..](..)</code> you
shouldn't escape <code>(</code> or <code>)</code>.</h2>
<h3 id="problematic-code">Problematic code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb1"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb1-1"><a href="SC1029.html#cb1-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="kw">[[</span> <span class="ot">-e</span> ~/.bashrc <span class="kw">&amp;&amp;</span> <span class="dt">\(</span> -x /bin/dash <span class="kw">||</span> <span class="ot">-x</span> /bin/ash <span class="dt">\)</span> <span class="kw">]]</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="correct-code">Correct code:</h3>
<div class="sourceCode" id="cb2"><pre class="sourceCode sh"><code class="sourceCode bash"><span id="cb2-1"><a href="SC1029.html#cb2-1" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"></a><span class="kw">[[</span> <span class="ot">-e</span> ~/.bashrc <span class="kw">&amp;&amp;</span> <span class="op">(</span> <span class="ot">-x</span> /bin/dash <span class="kw">||</span> <span class="ot">-x</span> /bin/ash <span class="op">)</span> <span class="kw">]]</span></span></code></pre></div>
<h3 id="rationale">Rationale:</h3>
<p>You don't have to -- and can't -- escape <code>(</code> or
<code>)</code> inside a <code>[[ .. ]]</code> expression like you do in
<code>[ .. ]</code>. Just remove the escaping.</p>
<h3 id="exceptions">Exceptions:</h3>
<p>None.</p>
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